Acute cholangitis in an old patient with Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II - a case report
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- 作者：Samuel Raimundo Fernandes ; Carlos Miguel Moura ; Beatriz Rodrigues…
- 关键词：Crigler Najjar ; Hyperbilirubinemia ; Acute cholangitis ; Choledocolitiasis ; Uridine diphosphate ; glucuronosyl ; transferase deficiency
- 刊名：BMC Gastroenterology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：16
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1,082 KB
- 刊物主题：Gastroenterology; Internal Medicine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-230X
文摘
Background Crigler-Najjar syndrome (CN) is a very rare genetic disorder characterized by an inability to conjugate bilirubin. Contrary to CN type I, patients with CN II exhibit residual capacity to conjugate bilirubin and may present a normal life expectancy.